Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Gold Arm Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ripon College for Women
- Is York Cursed?
- A Pipkin
- York and the Holocaust
- Medieval Prisons
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- St Crux's Church
- The Roman Fortress
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New Walk
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Wilfrid